Sr Technical Program Manager

About This Role

Strava is the leading subscription platform at the center of connected fitness, with more than 125 million community members in over 190 countries.

The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love and / or what device you use.

Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional programs & initiatives that span Product Management, Design, Research, Engineering, Legal, and Marketing focusing on our Map Platform Team .

The position will partner with teams in Europe and the US to develop and elevate successful ways of working, and maintain strong and clear communication channels.

The Map Platform team is responsible for delivery and visualization of map views used in the Strava client applications.

On the Mapping side of things we are delivering raster and vector data as tiles, created in pipelines in the cloud, enable geospatial services and functionalities which are consumed by our clients directly or exposed to clients using the Map Rendering Engine’s SDK, which is also part of the Map Platform’s portfolio.

The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of the product development process and can partner with cross-functional teams to design ways of working for scale.

We are looking for candidates who are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to provide structure and leadership in leading complex programs.

You’ll influence how we approach problem-solving and scale those takeaways across our product development process.

This is a hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany.

For more information on compensation and benefits, please click here.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will :

• Manage the full lifecycle of large programs & initiatives from ideation through launch and post launch
• Serve as the connective tissue across cross-functional teams, bringing remote teams together spanning different time zones to foster collaboration, improve decision-making, and deliver value
• Manage program communications with key partners at all levels across the company to enable transparency and timely information sharing
• Anticipate and mitigate risk by conducting assessments across the program to determine if the implementation plans meet requirements and will achieve strategic objectives
• Act as primary escalation path for any program-related issues for assigned programs
• Create and improve product and technical operations so that programs and teams operate efficiently
• Demonstrate proficiency in leveraging technological solutions such as Jira, Confluence, Airtable, and others to streamline workflows and enhance program and team efficiency

You will be successful here by :

• Being a positive influence, a great communicator, and a team player
• Understanding and evangelizing your program’s strategy and its benefits to Strava
• Keeping a growth mindset. Constantly asking how we can improve our own frameworks and processes
• Not being afraid to ask questions, learn, share and iterate on ways of working and program management tactics
• Having strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and presentation skills
• Embrace a roll-up-the-sleeve mentality and demonstrate flexibility in navigating dynamic work environments.

We’re excited about you because :

• You have a minimum of 8 years working in software and product development area, with a proven record of running compounded software programs
• You have a background in technology, an engineering degree or comparable education or experience
• You are proactive and curious by nature
• You have a strong understanding of the product development life cycle
• You are eager to help drive forward our commitment to becoming an antiracist company through the lenses of audience understanding, product development, messaging and communication
• Added bonus : you have experience in geospatial, with mapping technology or map platforms
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